Nutrition
Getting Healthy Before the Holidays The benefits of getting healthy before the Holidays are many: Improved energy, mood, better sleep, weight loss, and more. Perhaps the best benefit? You are much less likely to get sick! There’s nothing worse than being sick or feeling lousy during the Holidays. Let’s get you well now. It’s not […]
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Avoiding Gluten Over the Holidays The holidays can be especially trying when it comes to dietary restrictions. If you’re avoiding gluten but worry about possible contamination, learn about my favorite remedy. If you’re new to gluten-free or just need some tips to keep yourself safely gluten-free, give a listen. Enjoy and Happy Holidays! Contact us […]
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What’s Wrong with Health Care in the U.S.? What’s wrong with our healthcare system? It treats symptoms, not the CAUSES of those symptoms. And the result is you’re given more and more drugs while your health continues to worsen. You deserve options. If you’re frustrated with how you feel but are not getting any help […]
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Is sugar addiction a real thing? Animal studies have proven that sugar addiction is very real. As a former addict myself, I can attest that it is real in humans as well. Our brains are hardwired to love sweet. The pleasure center in your brain becomes activated just anticipating a sugary treat. Sweet triggers the […]
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What’s a healthy daily amount of sugar? Here at Root Cause Medical, we have a more stringent guideline than the World Health Organization (WHO) or the American Heart Association (AHA) which allows 25 grams of sugar or about 6 teaspoons per day. We recommend not more than 12 grams of added sugar per day. If […]
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Why do we love sugar? Food is life; food is pleasure, and nothing rivals the taste of sweet. Sweet tasting foods historically were “safe”. There is probably no food that is both sweet and toxic, therefore we evolved to understand that sweet meant safe. That was fine when we found fresh fruit and berries in […]
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Genetics, Nutrition & Your Health Root Cause Medical is working extensively with the patient’s genetics. Genomics or the ability to alter the expression of genes with the use of nutrition is a very exciting field. For some individuals, the data regarding their genes, specifically those genes that can be altered with the use of specialized […]
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Medications are not necessarily for life Do you take medications? How many? It’s estimated that once you are taking more than two or three, they are likely counteracting each other and worsening your health. Do you feel lousy? Is your health at a breaking point? Perhaps you feel like you’re just getting by in life, […]
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Is celery juice a magic health elixir? Celery juice is the latest buzzword in the health and wellness world. Many are claiming celery juice has cleared their acne, psoriasis, and even various forms of autoimmune diseases. This trend was made popular by the Medical Medium who claims that celery juice starves bacteria in the body, […]
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Do you have keto confusion? Carb confusion? Diets are “hot” in the U.S. and the current trend is definitely “Up with Keto” and “Down with Carbs”. What if I told you I like keto and I like carbs, AND keto is dangerous and carbs can kill you? Does that sound crazy or just indecisive? Actually […]
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